Soap-cutting machine



A. VANHAAGEN.

Cutting Soap.

Patented July 31, 1855. t

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTON VAN HAAGEN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SOAP GUTTING- MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON VAN HAAGEN, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county,Ohio, have invented a new and useful Machine for Outting Soap; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ofthis specification.

The object of my invention is to convert one or more slabs of soap intocakes ready for packing at one operation and without handling during theprocess.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a plan. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation.

The sills (a) form guide ways for the device (Z) c) which consists of arange of battens or brackets (b) capable of being at t-ached by screwsat any desired distance apart to the head (0), a pair of slats in thehead (0) permitting to the screws a longitudinal traverse in the headwhen slackened for that purpose. This I call the barring driver. (I) 0(Z 6) is a similar device which I call the caking driver, and byreference to the drawing of this a clear understanding of both driversis obtained. In the caking driver, (7)) are the battens, (0) the head,((1) the screws, (6) the slots. The intervals between the battens ineither driver are to prevent the entry of the respective range of wires7" or f on emerging from the soap. These ranges consist of wiresstretched vertically and arranged in a pair of vertical planes at rightangles to each other. The bearing surface presented by the collectiveedges of the battens is adapted to correspond with the end or sidesurface respectively of the tier of slabs which is to be operated upon.

By means of the winch (g) and reversible shaft (h), in connection withthe gearing (i) or (2"), either driver may be advanced, and as soon asthe driving power is detached the india rubber thongs (p p) draw backthe drivers to their first position.

(7') is a range of rollers in a horizontal position but with their axesparallel with the frame, and on the other side of the wires (f) isanother range of rollers (70) in a line with the range but having theiraxes parallel with the frame. (Z) is a vertical range of rollersflanking the range (j).

These rollers have several axes: They fawinch is moved into gear, andthe slabs be' ing advanced by the driver are run between the wires (7)and thence onto the rollers (73) immediately in front of the driver (6o) which driver being in its turn advanced pushes the bars through thewires whence they emerge in the form of cakes and may be received by aplatform or by the boxes in which they are transported.

I claim as new and of my invention The ranges f, f, of vertical wires,at right angles to each other, in combination with the drivers I), Z),moving at right angles to each other, and the ranges of rollers L, Z, 7)j, for the purpose of cutting blocks of soap directly into slabs andbars, at one operation, and without handling thereof, when once on themachine.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand before two subscribingwitnesses.

A. VAN HAAGEN.

WVitnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, THos. W. Soorr.

